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GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform found that a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023 – an 8% increase year on year.…

9th January 2024

DNV data sees orders for alternative-fuelled vessels grow

9th January 2024

LNG

LNG

Nakilat has placed an order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers and four 88,000cbm Very Large LPG/ Ammonia gas carriers on Tuesday, 9 January. The vessels are scheduled…

9th January 2024

Nakilat orders LNG and gas carrier series from Hyundai Samho

9th January 2024

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics has announced the deployment of the first hydrogen-powered dual fuel Crew Transfer Vessel in Germany, servicing various wind farms in the German Baltic Sea.

9th January 2024

First hydrogen-powered CTV enters service in German offshore market

9th January 2024

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

Chevron has announced the appointment of Ayten Yavuz as the new General Manager of its Global Marine Products business. With an extensive background spanning numerous years in the industry, Ayten brings a wealth…

9th January 2024

Chevron appoints new GM to spearhead its marine business growth

9th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

MAN Energy Solutions has confirmed that an order for MAN B&W ME-GA engines has been placed in connection with an order for a series of 4 × 174,000 cbm. LNG carriers placed by Nippon…

9th January 2024

MAN ME-GA engines specified for NYK LNGC newbuildings

9th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

A methanol-fuelled Ultramax bulker design from Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in late 2023. The design for the 65,000 dwt bulk carrier was jointly…

9th January 2024

ABS AiP for SDARI MeOH-fuelled Ultramax design

9th January 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Sea trials have begun of a project to explore how effective propeller coatings are at saving energy.

8th January 2024

Propeller coating sea trials begin

8th January 2024

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new Recommendation (No. 177), to enhance the quality of machinery piping systems in shipbuilding.

8th January 2024

IACS publishes machinery piping systems quality recommendation

8th January 2024

METHANOL

METHANOL

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced that it had placed an order for a series of six methanol-fuelled tanker vessels with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry on 29 December.  

8th January 2024

CSET orders methanol-fuelled tanker newbuilding series

8th January 2024

REPAIR & CONVERSION

REPAIR & CONVERSION

COSCO Shipping announced that it completed the first dual-fuel conversion at its Nantong shipyard, located near Shanghai, on 1 January. 

8th January 2024

COSCO Shipping Nantong completes first dual-fuel retrofit

8th January 2024